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Are you a science teacher seeking inspiration for teaching? Whether it's space, the climate, chemistry, biology, physics or educational theories, Science 360 explores science from all angles, offering that spark that your K-12 science classes may need. This is where you can listen, learn and then feel empowered to teach awesome lessons! Join me and my amazing guests each week and let their knowledge become your knowledge and ultimately, your students' knowledge.
Ep. 93 - Roots So Deep with Peter Byck: How Rotational Grazing Boosts Soil Health, Biodiversity and Carbon Sequestering
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1 year ago
Ep. 93 - Roots So Deep with Peter Byck: How Rotational Grazing Boosts Soil Health, Biodiversity and Carbon Sequestering
Welcome to today’s episode, where we have an extraordinary guest, Peter Byck, the director of the upcoming documentary "Roots So Deep." Peter’s journey from Kentucky to California, where he attended Cal Arts for film school and spent over 15 years in the Los Angeles film industry, is nothing short of inspiring.
His work took a pivotal turn after witnessing the impact of "An Inconvenient Truth," which led him to explore solutions to climate change through his documentary "Carbon Nation."
Peter dives deep into the realm of regenerative agriculture in his latest project. He vividly recalls the early days of his research, where he realized that while there was significant focus on the destruction caused by conventional farming practices—like soil erosion from growing corn and the environmental toll of feedlots—no one was studying the potential of healthy, regenerative systems. This epiphany set him on a path to investigate how adaptive grazing can restore soil health rapidly, much faster than traditional methods suggest.
In 2013, a series of meetings with various scientists—rangeland specialists, bird ecologists, entomologists, and microbiologists—led Peter to Arizona State University. Here, he received a grant to unite these experts in a collaborative effort to study sustainable farming practices. The enthusiasm and eagerness of these scientists to break away from their institutional silos was palpable. Their collective research laid the foundation for "Roots So Deep," which examines the profound impact of adaptive grazing on farms in the Southeastern United States.
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Are you a science teacher seeking inspiration for teaching? Whether it's space, the climate, chemistry, biology, physics or educational theories, Science 360 explores science from all angles, offering that spark that your K-12 science classes may need. This is where you can listen, learn and then feel empowered to teach awesome lessons! Join me and my amazing guests each week and let their knowledge become your knowledge and ultimately, your students' knowledge.
